It should have been Israel vs Iran - but Israel is dragging it's feet, guess that will have to come later, now it is Plan B with NK, thier reward for this is to unify the Korean penninsula, to do that they need the US out of the way - that means an EMP strike against the US - the BP oil thing is likely a grey-ops preamble to this.

OP, Is the North Preparing to go over the 38th Parallel into the south????????????? If Yes, WW3 Begins.

Quoting: Shark Skin Jacket 834519

If that happens yes. WW3. China will not back down from us. The US is to spread out around the world. We have technology on our side but we had that on our side in the first Korean War and Vietnam. Not to mention Afghanistan. How did these turn out? Not well. We do not have enough ground troops to fight on multiple fronts effectively. Good opportunity for Iran to flex its muscle also.

NOPE, THE CHINESE HAVE THE USA BY THE BALLS, THAT MAKES THEM DEBT HOLDERS OF THE USA. SO THEY HAVE EVERY THING TO GAIN BY BACKING THE NK's IN WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1 any that does not understand that does not understand economics of war.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 977112

I see this backwards.

If the Chinese doesn't allow the US to do what they want to North Korea the Chinese will not get any interest payments on that borrowed money. The debt that the Chinese owns would be automatically worthless if they side with the Koreans. They would have to completely defeat the US and own them.

NOPE, THE CHINESE HAVE THE USA BY THE BALLS, THAT MAKES THEM DEBT HOLDERS OF THE USA. SO THEY HAVE EVERY THING TO GAIN BY BACKING THE NK's IN WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1 any that does not understand that does not understand economics of war.

I see this backwards.

If the Chinese doesn't allow the US to do what they want to North Korea the Chinese will not get any interest payments on that borrowed money. The debt that the Chinese owns would be automatically worthless if they side with the Koreans. They would have to completely defeat the US and own them.